Carrie Gillon
@carrieg.bsky.social
linguist, cat lover, nerd
Unfortunately I’m a nervous laugher
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unfortunately I’m a nervous laugher
You might get random symptoms like racing heart! Super itchy ears! Way shittier sleep! It’s such fun
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You might get random symptoms like racing heart! Super itchy ears! Way shittier sleep! It’s such fun
Me too. I have to plug my ears every time
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Me too. I have to plug my ears every time
Me too. It wasn’t like I was super pro-gambling before but now im like burn it to the ground
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Me too. It wasn’t like I was super pro-gambling before but now im like burn it to the ground
Reposted by Carrie Gillon
Day 1, Obscure Etymology Advent Calendar:
dog
Origin unknown.
dog
Origin unknown.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Day 1, Obscure Etymology Advent Calendar:
dog
Origin unknown.
dog
Origin unknown.
Also similar to “bear down” from University of Arizona, which also makes me think of that
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Also similar to “bear down” from University of Arizona, which also makes me think of that
Also, I hate being told I’m an American - North American, sure. But stop speaking for everyone living in the Americas. Some of us reject the label
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Also, I hate being told I’m an American - North American, sure. But stop speaking for everyone living in the Americas. Some of us reject the label
No… and I’m realizing now he was more of a pre-nazi than nazi, but I had no idea until a few years after I finished my diss
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No… and I’m realizing now he was more of a pre-nazi than nazi, but I had no idea until a few years after I finished my diss
I cited a nazi (also unknowingly). Huge guy in the history of my field
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I cited a nazi (also unknowingly). Huge guy in the history of my field
Naming a rapist is just …
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Naming a rapist is just …
My ads are much more boring, which I am grateful for
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My ads are much more boring, which I am grateful for
I was never cool in high school, so maybe I don’t count, but I loved the Beatles and Nirvana at the same time
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I was never cool in high school, so maybe I don’t count, but I loved the Beatles and Nirvana at the same time